Legal Professional Services Awards – Fiscal Year 2021

Project Title To provide legal services related to employment, to the RCUH Corporate Office.
Selected Consultant Barry W. Marr, Esq. (Marr Jones & Wang)
Contract Amount $50,000.00
Date of Award July 10, 2020
Consultants Considered (ranked candidates only) Richard M. Rand (Marr Jones & Wang); Sarah O. Wang (Marr Jones & Wang); Christopher J. Cole (Marr Jones & Wang); Patrick H. Jones (Marr Jones & Wang); Kristi O’Heron (Marr Jones & Wang); Newton J. Chu (Torkildson Katz Moore Hetherington Harris & Knorek); Christopher S.Y. Yeh (Marr Jones & Wang); Megumi Sakae (Marr Jones & Wang); Eileen C. Zorc (Marr Jones & Wang); Cecily D.M. Kaya (Marr Jones & Wang); Andrea L. Miyashita (Marr Jones & Wang).
Appointing Officer Leonard R. Gouveia, Jr.
Project Title To provide legal services related to maritime/admiralty, to the RCUH Corporate Office.
Selected Consultant Michael J. Nakano, Esq. (Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen)
Contract Amount $20,000.00
Date of Award July 13, 2020
Consultants Considered (ranked candidates only) No other submissions.
Appointing Officer Leonard R. Gouveia, Jr.
Project Title To provide legal services related to immigration, to the RCUH Corporate Office.
Selected Consultant Newton J. Chu, Esq. (Torkildson Katz Moore Hetherington Harris & Knorek)
Contract Amount $15,000.00
Date of Award July 10, 2020
Consultants Considered (ranked candidates only) Vaughn G.T. Cook (Torkildson Katz Moore Hetherington Harris & Knorek)
Appointing Officer Leonard R. Gouveia, Jr.
Project Title To provide legal services related to employee benefits/taxes, to the RCUH Corporate Office.
Selected Consultant Joseph D’Amato, Esq. (D’Amato & Maloney)
Contract Amount $40,000.00
Date of Award July 10, 2020
Consultants Considered (ranked candidates only) No other applicants in the specialty area of employee benefits.  Other applicants in the general employment field included:  Barry W. Marr, Esq. (Marr Jones & Wang); Richard M. Rand (Marr Jones & Wang); Sarah O. Wang (Marr Jones & Wang); Christopher J. Cole (Marr Jones & Wang); Patrick H. Jones (Marr Jones & Wang); Kristi O’Heron (Marr Jones & Wang); Newton J. Chu (Torkildson Katz Moore Hetherington Harris & Knorek); Christopher S.Y. Yeh (Marr Jones & Wang); Megumi Sakae (Marr Jones & Wang); Eileen C. Zorc (Marr Jones & Wang); Cecily D.M. Kaya (Marr Jones & Wang); Andrea L. Miyashita (Marr Jones & Wang).
Appointing Officer Leonard R. Gouveia, Jr.
Project Title To provide legal services related to taxes and payroll, to the RCUH Corporate Office.
Selected Consultant Vaughn G.T. Cook (Torkildson Katz Moore Hetherington Harris & Knorek)
Contract Amount $15,000.00
Date of Award July 10, 2020
Consultants Considered (ranked candidates only) John J. D’Amato (D’Amato & Maloney) (employee benefits tax only)
Appointing Officer Leonard R. Gouveia, Jr.